Since Georg Luk=E1cs first identified Beckett as the "ne plus ultra" of ="bourgeois modernism" in 1957, the large and varied body of Beckett =criticism has done relatively little to challenge his supposed status as =an "ahistorical" and "apolitical" artist. In recent years, however, =there has been a rising call to recover the social, cultural, and =political contexts of Beckett's writing to better understand both its =experimental forms and its ideological significance-the present call of =papers seeks to extend this vital investigation.

Papers may address topics such as:

Beckett and Ireland/Irish modernismBeckett and cultural memoryBeckett and postcolonialityBeckett and the avant-gardeBeckett and World War IIBeckett and Parisian intellectual life

Essays addressing other contextual considerations will also be =considered. Please send a 250-word abstract to Patrick Bixby =(pbixby_at_asu.edu), New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences, =Arizona State University. The deadline for proposals is March 1, 2007. =You do not have to be a member of RMMLA to propose a paper, but you must =become a member by April 1, 2007 to be included in the program. For =more information, please see: rmmla.wsu.edu.